Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Louisiana counties, East Carroll Parish had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (68.52%), followed by Madison Parish (62.31%), and St. John the Baptist Parish (57.85%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Louisiana counties.

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Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2021
East Carroll
Madison
St. John the Baptist
Orleans
Tensas
St. Helena
Caddo
Claiborne
Morehouse
St. James
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2021
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Rank County % of County Population
1 East Carroll Parish 68.52
2 Madison Parish 62.31
3 St. John the Baptist Parish 57.85
4 Orleans Parish 56.68
5 Tensas Parish 54.03
6 St. Helena Parish 51.56
7 Caddo Parish 49.75
8 Claiborne Parish 49.23
9 Morehouse Parish 48.2
10 St. James Parish 47.79
11 Iberville Parish 45.99
12 East Baton Rouge Parish 45.91
13 West Feliciana Parish 43.84
14 St. Landry Parish 41.65
15 East Feliciana Parish 41.58
16 Natchitoches Parish 40.87
17 Bienville Parish 40.72
18 West Baton Rouge Parish 40.19
19 Lincoln Parish 40.01
20 Red River Parish 39.44
21 Concordia Parish 39.21
22 Ouachita Parish 37.36
23 Richland Parish 35.61
24 Pointe Coupee Parish 34.56
25 De Soto Parish 34.09
26 Webster Parish 33.9
27 Iberia Parish 32.12
28 Rapides Parish 31.78
29 Franklin Parish 31.26
30 St. Mary Parish 30.59
31 Washington Parish 30.32
32 Tangipahoa Parish 30.16
33 St. Martin Parish 29.45
34 Assumption Parish 29.07
35 Winn Parish 28.83
36 Avoyelles Parish 28.75
37 Catahoula Parish 28.52
38 Evangeline Parish 27.14
39 Jefferson Parish 26.77
40 Jackson Parish 26.73
41 Lafayette Parish 26.57
42 St. Charles Parish 25.55
43 Calcasieu Parish 24.45
44 St. Bernard Parish 23.94
45 Ascension Parish 23.69
46 Bossier Parish 23.66
47 Union Parish 23.5
48 Plaquemines Parish 20.95
49 Allen Parish 20.73
50 Terrebonne Parish 18.82
51 Acadia Parish 17.43
52 Caldwell Parish 16.76
53 Jefferson Davis Parish 16.55
54 Sabine Parish 16.45
55 Grant Parish 15.34
56 West Carroll Parish 14.49
57 Vermilion Parish 13.98
58 Lafourche Parish 13.57
59 Vernon Parish 13.54
60 St. Tammany Parish 13.45
61 LaSalle Parish 12.57
62 Beauregard Parish 11.24
63 Livingston Parish 8.37
64 Cameron Parish 3.75